Tamar Fox
Tamar Fox is an associate editor at MyJewishLearning.com. She has an MFA in fiction writing from Vanderbilt University, and a BA from the University of Iowa. She has worked as the editor of the religion blog at Jewcy.com, and is on the Editorial Board at The Jew and the Carrot. She spent a summer as a fellow at Yeshivat Hadar, and was a Senior Apprentice Artist for four years at Gallery 37 in Chicago.
Articles by Tamar Fox
The Case of the Jew-y Getaway Car
If I was going to rob a bank on and steal a rabbi’s car to use as a getaway vehicle, ...
Aramaic for the Masses
Over at the Aramaic Blog there’s news of an online Introduction to Aramaic course being offered at a discount to ...
Israel and Iran Make Nice Over Sick Kid
An Iranian child with a brain tumor will be in Israel with his family for two weeks while he undergoes ...
Pink Ribbons and Yom Kippur
It’s October, which, as you may have noticed is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and there’s a pink ribbon on everything ...
The High Holidays are nuts!
I thought I’d heard of all the major High Holiday customs–fish heads or goat heads on the table, kaparot, and ...
Anorexia and fasting on Yom Kippur
This week we’re all gearing up for the big fast starting on Wednesday night, so I’ve been reviewing the rules ...
When Death Occurs
At death, several gestures indicate respect for the deceased as well as acceptance of the reality of death.